Government Procurement Act 2026 · Updated to 26 May 2026 · Part X · Government Procurement Appeal Tribunal
70. Exclusion of jurisdiction of court
Feedback & supportWhere an appeal is lodged with the Appeal Tribunal and the appeal is within its jurisdiction, the issues in dispute in such appeal, whether as shown in the initial appeal or as emerging in the course of the hearing, shall not be the subject of proceedings between the same parties in any court unless—
Appeal Tribunal
“Appeal Tribunal” means the Government Procurement Appeal Tribunal established under section 63.
the proceedings before the court were commenced before the appeal was lodged with the Appeal Tribunal; or
the appeal before the Appeal Tribunal is withdrawn, abandoned or struck out.
Where paragraph (1)(a) applies, the issues in dispute in the claim to which those proceedings relate, whether as shown in the initial claim or emerging in the course of the hearing, shall not be the subject of proceedings between the same parties before the
Appeal Tribunal unless the claim before the court is withdrawn, abandoned or struck out.
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